单选题 Why has the government shifted its policies from a macroeconomic approach promoting construction to housing subsidies?

A、 To increase its domestic budget.
B、 To limit public spending and to avoid some of the perverse effects of macroeconomic policies.
C、 To address the housing problem.
D、 To help the low-income families have decent houses.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析]该题的答案在第三段的第二句，即 The reasons for this shift agree with the de- termination to limit public spending and to avoid some of the perverse effects of macroeconomic policies．这样我们可以选出B。A、D文中并没有提到。C选项迷惑性较大，但通过前后文比较容易排除。